quasi-legislative

adjective

qua·​si-leg·​is·​la·​tive ˌkwā-ˌzī-ˈle-jə-ˌslā-tiv 

-ˌsī-, 

ˌkwä-zē-, 

-sē-

1

: having a partly legislative character by possession of the right to make rules and regulations having the force of law

a quasi-legislative agency

2

: essentially legislative in character but not within the legislative power or function especially as constitutionally defined

quasi-legislative powers

Examples of quasi-legislative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In its 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor, the Supreme Court recognized an exception to the president's removal power and said Congress could impose removal restrictions for multimember agencies with quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial powers, like the FTC. —CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quasi-legislative

• rehabilitative
• semiquantitative
• accommodative
• accumulative
• adjudicative
• administrative
• agglutinative
• ameliorative
• appreciative
• assimilative
• associative
• authoritative

Legal Definition

quasi-legislative

adjective

: of, relating to, or being an administrative act, body, or procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on authority derived from the legislature by statute

quasi-judicial decisions are more closely scrutinized than quasi-legislative decisions

—In re Investigation of Unfair Election Practice Objections, 451 N.W.2d 49 (1990)